I canned this recipe for green tomato curry back before I knew better canning practices, and I now recognize it’s not from a trusted source. The other issue is I pureed it. I also canned some tomato sauce that hadn’t sealed and I reprocessed it but went about 5 minutes under because I was in a rush. These have been on my shelf of canning purgatory for a few months. I’m wondering what the best way to dispose of them is, as I’m assuming they aren’t safe to consume. All jars look fine and the tomato sauce was properly acidified. Would it be advisable to dump it and clean out the jars, or should I dispose of the jars, too, without opening?
by Temporary_Level2999
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I personally wouldn’t risk it and just dump the contents. The jars would still be fine to re-use but toss the snap lids
The official guidance from the CDC is to toss the whole jar unopened if there is a risk of botulism ([https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/consumer.html](https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/consumer.html#:~:text=Place%20the%20food%20or%20can,of%20other%20people%20and%20pets)). The tomato sauce shouldn’t be a risk for this because it was properly acidified and you should be fine to dump the contents and wash the jars. Personally I would toss the curry sauce unopened as the recipe raises some red flags for me in terms of unsafe canning (good amount of butter, not much added acid).
This is a more detailed explanation of disposal procedures from the Iowa State Extension Office ([https://blogs.extension.iastate.edu/answerline/2017/11/27/safely-disposing-of-unsafe-home-canned-goods/](https://blogs.extension.iastate.edu/answerline/2017/11/27/safely-disposing-of-unsafe-home-canned-goods/))